Pam Borton
Pam Borton
Pam Borton is a former head women's basketball coach, most recently at the University of Minnesota. She took over following the resignation of Brenda Frese in 2002...
best country team washington
Right now, Washington is the best team in the country to us.
effort great played team tougher won
We had great effort and played with great passion, but it just wasn't enough tonight. The tougher team won tonight.
players team time
This time of the year, nothing replaces experience. It's what we have to go on. It can't be one or two players who will put the team on their backs.
best effort giving jamie players playing team
When Jamie is playing up to her capabilities, she can be one of the best players in the country. We had other players on our team giving us the effort we needed.
aggressive care lost ncaa points rebound team tournament win
That's not why we lost the game. We lost because the other team was more aggressive than us and we didn't take care of the boards. You can't win in the NCAA tournament when you don't rebound and give up points like we did.
both ends floor plays points role score shows team win
It shows her role on this team is not just to score points for us. If she doesn't have 33 or 25, we're still going to win games. She makes big plays on both ends of the floor for us.
call guards kids run talked team
We've talked about it to the players. The guards will have to run the team in some situations. The kids will have to call plays.
against road runs second sustain teams
When we're on the road against a top-10 team, teams are going to go on runs and you've got to be able to sustain the runs and we did not in the second half.
aggression defense gotten longer smarter team
Our team defense has gotten a lot better. We've got to keep our aggression up a little longer and play a little smarter and a little more disciplined.
aggressive beat boards dominated giving guards players post team
They killed us on the boards with 23 second-chance opportunities and giving up 73 points. Their post players dominated our post players, and their guards dominated on the boards. We got beat by a team that was a lot more aggressive than we were.
effort energy hard people second work
We just wanted to show 12,000 people what we were all about. That's hard work and second effort and just a lot of energy out there.
consistent might players
We might have to shorten our bench. Some players have been more consistent lately.
best future lauren luck wish
We wish Lauren and Brittney the best of luck in their future endeavors.
dug five hole knew offensive ourselves six time tough turn win
Five of our first six possessions were turnovers. We dug ourselves a hole very, very quickly. It was 10-0 before you knew it. But any time you turn it over 24 times and give up 18 offensive rebounds, it's going to be tough to win on another team's floor.